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Earl O. Casey

CaptainTinian Island

Wendover, UT
509th Composite GroupManhattan Project VeteranMilitary Veteran
North Airfield at Tinian Island.

Earl Otto Casey was a Captain in charge of the 603rd, part of the 509th composite. He is also featured in the Wendover Field Museum, Wendover, UT, and the Museum of the Pacific. Fredericksburg, TX.

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